Patents by Inventor Bruce Cinkai Chow

Bruce Cinkai Chow has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 10530479
    Abstract: Optical network units (ONUs) for high bandwidth connectivity, and related components and methods are disclosed. A fiber optical network ends at an ONU, which may communicate with a subscriber unit wirelessly at an extremely high frequency avoiding the need to bury cable on the property of the subscriber. In one embodiment, an optical network unit (ONU) is provided. The ONU comprises a fiber interface configured to communicate with a fiber network. The ONU further comprises an optical/electrical converter configured to receive optical downlink signals at a first frequency from the fiber network through the fiber interface and convert the optical downlink signals to electrical downlink signals. The ONU further comprises electrical circuitry configured to frequency convert electrical downlink signals to extremely high frequency (EHF) downlink signals at an EHF, and a wireless transceiver configured to transmit the EHF downlink signals to a proximate subscriber unit through an antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: Corning Optical Communications LLC
    Inventors: Bruce Cinkai Chow, Anthony Ng'Oma, Michael S Pambianchi, Michael Sauer
  • Patent number: 10110307
    Abstract: Optical network units (ONUs) for high bandwidth connectivity, and related components and methods are disclosed. A fiber optical network ends at an ONU, which may communicate with a subscriber unit wirelessly at an extremely high frequency avoiding the need to bury cable on the property of the subscriber. In one embodiment, an optical network unit (ONU) is provided. The ONU comprises a fiber interface configured to communicate with a fiber network. The ONU further comprises an optical/electrical converter configured to receive optical downlink signals at a first frequency from the fiber network through the fiber interface and convert the optical downlink signals to electrical downlink signals. The ONU further comprises electrical circuitry configured to frequency convert electrical downlink signals to extremely high frequency (EHF) downlink signals at an EHF, and a wireless transceiver configured to transmit the EHF downlink signals to a proximate subscriber unit through an antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: Corning Optical Communications LLC
    Inventors: Bruce Cinkai Chow, Anthony Ng'Oma, Michael S Pambianchi, Michael Sauer
  • Patent number: 9894537
    Abstract: A broadband wireless mobile communication system for high a speed mobile transportation corridor and methods for operating such a system are disclosed, including a base station and remote antenna units distributed along the corridor and sectors of the respective base station communicating with the base station via radio over fiber. An autonomous sensing remote antenna unit structured is used as one or more of the remote antenna units, which toggles between standby and active modes in response to locally sensed presence of one or both of a mobile transceiver and a vehicle along the corridor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Bruce Cinkai Chow, Ming Li Yee
  • Publication number: 20140051348
    Abstract: A broadband wireless mobile communication system for high a speed mobile transportation corridor and methods for operating such a system are disclosed, including a base station and remote antenna units distributed along the corridor and sectors of the respective base station communicating with the base station via radio over fiber. An autonomous sensing remote antenna unit structured is used as one or more of the remote antenna units, which toggles between standby and active modes in response to locally sensed presence of one or both of a mobile transceiver and a vehicle along the corridor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2011
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Inventors: Bruce Cinkai Chow, Ming Li Yee
  • Publication number: 20130230325
    Abstract: Optical network units (ONUs) for high bandwidth connectivity, and related components and methods are disclosed. A fiber optical network ends at an ONU, which may communicate with a subscriber unit wirelessly at an extremely high frequency avoiding the need to bury cable on the property of the subscriber. In one embodiment, an optical network unit (ONU) is provided. The ONU comprises a fiber interface configured to communicate with a fiber network. The ONU further comprises an optical/electrical converter configured to receive optical downlink signals at a first frequency from the fiber network through the fiber interface and convert the optical downlink signals to electrical downlink signals. The ONU further comprises electrical circuitry configured to frequency convert electrical downlink signals to extremely high frequency (EHF) downlink signals at an EHF, and a wireless transceiver configured to transmit the EHF downlink signals to a proximate subscriber unit through an antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2012
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Inventors: Bruce Cinkai Chow, Anthony Ng'oma, Michael S. Pambianchi, Michael Sauer
  • Publication number: 20130157664
    Abstract: A broadband wireless mobile communication system for high a speed mobile transportation corridor comprises a base stations utilizing two or more sectors, a distributed antenna system connected to the base station and including remote antenna units distributed along the corridor and sectors of the respective base station, with sectors of the base station interleaved among the remote antenna units such that no two adjacent antennas use signals from the same sector. The system desirably employs a radio over fiber distributed antenna system which desirably includes an autonomous sensing remote antenna unit structured so as toggle between standby and active modes in response to locally sensed presence of a mobile transceiver along the corridor. A method of operating broadband wireless mobile communication system for high a speed mobile transportation corridor is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2011
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Inventors: Bruce Cinkai Chow, Ming Li Yee